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Simple Placement Of Radiation Sources In A Cavity

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 77761

Radioactive sources are placed inside a natural body cavity so they treat a tumor from close range while sparing surrounding tissue. This covers the straightforward applications, using only a small number of sources and applicators and a simple set-up.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Simple Placement Of Radiation Sources In A Cavity cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $398 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$398 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$398 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,818Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,621.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$398

WY $1,622FL $309

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.